Beverage vessel



May 2, W H L R 2,156,515

' BEVERAGE VESSEL Filed June 26, 1937 fill 12-1? l zcr. E1. 36

INVENTOR- WILL/4M SCHA $51.57 I

Patented May 2, 1939 uNrrEo STATES PATNT OFFICE 2,156,515 BEVERAGEVESSEL William Schassler, Oakland, Galif.

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a device used for preparing and dispensingbeverages, such as coffee. One of the objects of this invention is toprovide a device so designed that it will drain readily.

Another object is to provide a device so designed that it offers a mostsanitary condition in so far that as little as possible metal is exposedto the beverage at any time, during the period of preparation as well aswhen dispensed from the device.

Another object is to provide a device with attachments that are easilyremoved and applied.

Another object is to provide a simple holder for material to be handledin the device.

Another object is to provide simple means for supporting the specialholder for the material.

Other objects will appear from the following description and appendedclaim as well as from the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is ageneral vertical midsectional view of a vessel according to thisinvention with attachments and support for -material to be handledtherein, partly broken away.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through a slightly modified form of outlet.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevation of an attachment for the outlet.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a slightly modified form of attachment foran outlet.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of a crosshead.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of another slightly modified form ofattachment.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary side elevation of the attachment shown in Fig. 1as seen in the direction of the arrow 1.

Fig. 8 is another slightly modified form of attachment in sideelevation.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary side elevation of an outlet, indicating meansfor engaging the attachments.

Devices of this type are commonly mounted in plated metal casings bywhich they are held at convenient places near the serving counters inrestaurants.

A casing of Fig. 1.

The beverage-holding container, however, is preferably of porcelain, orvitreous china, or similar material, such a container being indicated atthis type is indicated at H] in As illustrated, this container ispreferably made of the form shown, for several reasons as will be morefully explained hereafter.

Application June 26, 1937, Serial No. 150,437

The top portion 12 is arched over the large conical body of thecontainer l I, to form an opening substantially smaller than the insideof the larger body, and, at the same time, to form deflecting walls forthe rising steam to be directed in 5 desired directions, to act mostfavorably on matter handled in such a device.

The top and inwardly facing edge i3 of the container is shouldered, inthe first place, to form a seat ii for the cover I5, and, secondly, at 1H5, for receiving the basket, or similar means l1 for any material, suchas coffee, to be handled in the device.

This basket I! is made of the upper ring I8 from which strips 19 extenddownwardly to the ring 28, on the upper edge of the basket H.

The spacing between the ring l8 and the ring 29 serves to allow aswinging of the swiveled water-spout 2| to and from the operatingposition, this swiveling being common in similar types of 20 devices,but here arranged for more efficient operations.

Together with the arching, referred to previously, the arrangement ofthe water-spout 21, being a part of the automatic feeder as commonly inuse with devices of this type, allows a swinging of this spout into themost favorable position in direct line with the natural circulationwithin the container with respect to the arched form of the inner wallsof the container, closely above the basket I1 and away from the coverl1, particularly, away from the supports l8.

It should be clear from this that the ring l8 and the strips l9 arepractically not at all within the natural circulating path during theprepara- 36 tion of coffee.

On removal of the cover I5, it should also be clear that the ring I8 isclose to the top edge, readily reached for any exchange of material tobe handled in the device. 40

The swiveled spout can readily be turned sidewise to an extent that thebasket can be withdrawn from the container ll through the small openingin the top.

The bottom of the container II is well rounded all around as indicatedat 2,2, and provided with a slanting channel 23, to readily drain intothe communicating outlet-connection 24.

A connection for this outlet is also preferably made of porcelain orsimilar material so that the material handled in this device is reallyas little as possible in direct contact with any metal.

Even the arrangement of connecting the parts is such that practically nometal comes into di- 5 rect contact with the handled material, such ascofiee.

One method of applying such a special conneotion is illustrated at thebottom end of Fig. 1, the elbow 26 being therefore of porcelain orsimilar material, sealed to the outlet by a suitable packing ring 33.

In cases where a sidewise outlet is desired, of course, the elbow 2B iseliminated, such a form being illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, the outletconnection being directly fo-rmed accordingly, as indicated at 243.,with the outlet opening pointing sidewise, as indicated at 252..

With the downwardly discharging outlet 25,

as illustrated in Fig. 1, the connection-end 25 is provided withcut-outs 0r recesses 27 as illustrated in Figs. 7 and 9, by which thehook-ends 28 of the bars 29 are engaged to the outletconnection.

The opposite ends of the bars 29 are provided with apertures for thepin-ends 3i of the crosshead 32.

A set-screw 3!, disposed in the crosshead, serves to press the elbow 26against the outletconnection 24, with the packing ring 33 insertedbetween the elbow and connection.

A washer 34 is inserted between the set-screw and the elbow to protectthe elbow and to prevent breakage.

Another washer, of rubber or any other suitable material, is insertedbetween the head of the set-screw and the cross-head, as indicated at35, to protect the otherwise exposed portion of the set-screw againstcorrosion.

illustrates a slightly modified form in WhlCh the arms or bars 29a aremade as integral parts of the crosshead 32a, which would, however,operate the same as the structures illustrated in Figs. 1 and '7.

In case of the sidewise discharge of Figs. 2

and 3, the attachment is preferably of the form illustrated in Figs. 3and 6, in which the closed end 36 of the U-shaped yoke is readilyapplied over the back side of the connection-end 24a in the mannerindicated in Fig. 3.

For the faudet-connection 31 of Fig. 1, a very similar attachment isused, for which the yoke and crosshead is illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5.Instead of a plain set-screw 3|, a nipple 38 is used for tightening andsealing, this nipple being threaded inside and outside, side threadingserving for setting and sealing against the outlet, and the innerthreading serving to receive the faucet connection, as Will easily beunderstood without further explanation.

The main vessel II is preferably provided with an annular groove 39 totightly seat and seal the upper edge and end of the casing 10.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

extending from said center to the side wall of the container deepeningand slanting downward- Wardly projecting plurally shouldered edge forWILLIAM SCHASSLER.

